The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Carl Phillips finished 776th of 897 men in the Open division at London Olympia 2026, in 1:47:16.
Legs and stations told different stories: 29% of the field beaten on the runs, 6% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 12:01 behind the median. A harder second half: 8:33 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
The field ran 1:54 faster at London Olympia 2026 than at London Excel 2025, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:55Running 1 5:13v median +0:33
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Block 02 10:47Running 2 6:52v median +2:20
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Block 03 10:29Running 3 4:55v median +0:03
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Block 04 12:26Running 4 5:04v median +0:11
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Block 05 11:00Running 5 5:26v median +0:24
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Block 06 7:20Running 6 5:14v median +0:20
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Block 07 12:40Running 7 5:27v median +0:33
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Block 08 26:48Running 8 7:28v median +0:34
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:59
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 882
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 882 men who finished.